PENRITH RSL CLUB LTD v CAMERON & ANOR [2001] NSWSC 413

Reported Decision : (2002) NSW ConvR 56-008

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : PENRITH RSL CLUB LTD v CAMERON & ANOR [2001] NSWSC 413 revised - 7/06/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: EQUITY FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4041/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 14-15/05/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 May 2001

Penrith RSL Club Ltd - Plaintiff PARTIES : Robert John Cameron - First Defendant Bruce William Cameron - Second Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Bryson J at 1

COUNSEL : R. O'Neil - Plaintiff J. Kelly SC, P. Saidi - Defendants SOLICITORS : Adams & Partners, Penrith - Plaintiff Coode & Corry, Penrith - Defendants CATCHWORDS : VENDOR and PURCHASER - option to purchase "upon the grantor's death" - collateral assurance that widow would not be disturbed - one month after death purchaser assured widow in writing - "... no intention of exercising ... first Right of Refusal ..." - executors transmitted title to widow who occupied property for 7 years and died - purchaser sought to enforce option against her executors - Held - option no longer available for exercise - executors not affected by any equities arising out of dealings with grantor. Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW). LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Woodroffe v. Box & Anor (1954) 92 CLR 245; CASES CITED : Bogdanovic v. Koteff (1988) 12 NSWLR 472 Bahr & Anor v. Nicolay & Ors [No. 2] (1988) 164 CLR 604 Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v. Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 510 DECISION : Proceedings dismissed: See [33]